Dikkiloona(2021)
Tamil144 mins
Frustrated with his troubled married life, a man goes back in time to stop his marriage from ever happening.
Director:Karthik Yogi
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI Movies and TV, Zee5, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 10 September 2021
- Director
- Karthik Yogi
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A man is unhappy in his difficult marriage. He travels back in time to prevent his wedding from ever taking place.
“What if you could undo your biggest mistake?”
Film Details
5.5Rating
144Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date10 September 2021
Also Known AsDikkilona
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
lovefamilyidentityfriendship
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Shirin KanchwalaMeghana
→#2
#3H
Harbhajan SinghSardev Singh
→A
Arun AlexanderScientist Stanford
→#4L
Lollu Sabha MaaranKumar aka Escape mental
→#5AnaghaPriya
→#6Nizhalgal RaviNarrator
→#7
#8S
SeshuBuild up mental
→Yogi BabuAlbert Einstein
→#9RajendranDoctor
→#10
#11C
Chitra LakshmananPriya's Father
→K
Karthik YogiDirector
→#12
K
Kotapadi J RajeshCrew
→Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Dikkiloona
Cast reunions in this film: Rajendran & Yogi Babu (32 films together), Santhanam & Yuvan Shankar Raja (15 films together), Yuvan Shankar Raja & Yogi Babu (14 films together), Santhanam & Rajendran (13 films together), Rajendran & Anandaraj (12 films together), and Anandaraj & Yogi Babu (12 films together).
Trivia
- The film's original title was 'Dikkiloona: The Time Traveller', but it was shortened to just 'Dikkiloona' for release.
- Director Karthik Yogi said the story was inspired by classic Hollywood time-loop comedies like 'Groundhog Day'.
- Actor Santhanam performed many of his own stunts for the action sequences, which was a first for him in a lead role.
- The movie was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, with strict safety protocols affecting the schedule.
- It features a cameo by popular comedian Yogi Babu, who plays a small but key role in the time-travel plot.
- The film's soundtrack includes a song composed by Santhosh Narayanan, marking a rare collaboration with Santhanam.
- Despite being a sci-fi comedy, the story focuses more on relationship humor than complex time-travel rules.